Reviewer Mychael Singson
Experience 4
Email i2kool@hgea.org
Review date January 01 2002
Manufacturer Acme Sound
Model Low B-4
Price $695+ shipping
Item owned for 1-6 months

Dimensions 26.5"H x 23"W x 16.5"D
Weight 78 lbs. / 35.4 Kg
Power 700 Watts RMS continuous
Speakers 4 x 10" Eminence drivers, 5" mid-range, and a tweeter
Ohms 4 or 8 ohms ( I own a 4 ohm)
Other +/-3 dB 41Hz to 22 kHz -6 dB at 31 Hz, 96 dB 1W/1M, Nice!!!!

Well First of all this is my first real amp, so I don't know how helpfull this review will be but i'll try to make it good. I've played through about everything: Eden, SWR, Ampeg, Fender, Ashdown, Trace-Elliot, Carvin, you name it...but i think this cab rocks all of them! I ordered this amp on, I guess sort of a wing, because all I relied on was reviews like this one.

Before I start I'll tell you the other gear that I have. I use a Tech 21 Sansamp RBI bass DI Rackmount, with a Mackie 1400i, and Furman PLP-Plus conditioner. My bass is a Fender Standard Jazz bass.

Okay, this amp sucks power like crazy, I don't know why but it does...but see the higher the setting the louder it gets, so it works. I have my Mackie 1400i bridged mono into the acme. The less the eq the better....

The sound that comes out of this thing is unreal....Thundering, glass shaking lows, clean punchy midrange, and crisp transparent highs, out of a small cab. I called my friend up so he could come over and check it out, also he's the guitar player of our group. Right when he walked in I hit my top string, his jaw dropped and he was like WOW!!! I tried it out at a gig in school, and I rocked our school gym. This was such an improvement from what I had..a Fender BXR 100.....

This cabinet is made with a special internal structure used in airplanes, so if you look closely the side pannels are bulging out a little because of the internal bracing. It seems like the cabinet dosen't have a resonant frequency because there is no "WOOOOOOO" when you hit certain notes. Also this cab looks awesome....when I opened the box, I was mesmerized by the look of it also. The builder is the owner of the company himself Andy Lewis. He is a great guy because even though I live all the was over here in Hawaii, he took the time to call me when we were deciding on shipping. He went out of his way to look for the cheapest rate to ship everything. There is also a cover you can buy with the amp I think it's worth it...

Over all I think this Acme Low B-4 Series II is the best amp out there in it's price range!!!! If your looking for an amp that has deep thunderous lows cleam midrange and detailed highs...get this cab, it also comes in a 2 x 10 and a 1 x 10 box...another detail left out was that these cabinets are like PA speakers...I dare you to try them out for youe sound system...you won't be dissappointed..when I get money I'll buy some for my PA!!!! for now Aloha From Hawaii


Construction 100%
(made out of strong light wood! and built with the structure of an airplane!!!
)
Clarity 100%
(Gotta try it to hear it!!!!!!!!! the best I ever heard)
Volume 98%
(with adaquate power you will have volume!)
Portability 98%
(it's big but way smaller then other 4 10s)
Customer Service 100%
(Andy was very very helpful!!!!!!!)
Value 100%
(The best, better then most of the professional manafactuers)
Overall 100%
(A great cab, wonderful sound, value. Give it a try... you'll like it!)

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